Roman rarely admitted being wrong about anything. The fact he was bringing it up voluntarily felt suspicious.
"Okay." He said as he rubbed a hand across his jaw.
"When Knox first brought you around, I figured you'd be gone within a month." He added.
"That's fair." I said.
"I thought you were trouble." He said and I raised an eyebrow.
"Also fair." I said.
"I thought you would either leave or get us all killed." He said.
"Less fair." I said and Roman actually chuckled.
The sound surprised both of us and then his expression grew serious.
"I was wrong." He said.
The words landed harder than I expected and Roman looked straight ahead.
"You fought for this club when nobody expected you to." He said as I stayed silent.
"You stayed when leaving would've been easier." He added and the l
